How times change. Eight years ago, two of the game’s brightest young stars reached their first Wimbledon semi-final and both were shown how far it was to the top of the mountain by players whose spots in the record books were already written in permanent ink. Richard Gasquet was still around on the second Friday after fighting back to beat Andy Roddick 4-6, 4-6, 7-6, 7-6, 8-6 in his quarter-final and he would not be the last man to lose to Roger Federer in straight sets on Centre Court. There was no panic. It was not a disgrace.
Richard Gasquet proves again that natural talent is not enough at top level | Jacob Steinberg
